The Centre also decided to isolate the tens of thousands of people who travelled during the lockdown imposed from Tuesday midnight and place them in state-run government quarantine facilities for the next 14 days. ALSO WATCH | Amid lockdown, Delhi CM invokes ‘patriotism’ as migrant workers leave capitalThousands of people, men, women and children have been making their way home on foot across several states, despite government orders to stay indoors to break the chain of coronavirus spread. Only movement of goods will be allowed. Also Read: Quarantines go back thousands of years; work but leave scarsIn a statement after the meetings, the Centre warned state officials that District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police will now be held “personally responsible” for implementation of the directions under the Disaster Management Act. Yesterday, the Noida administration had issued a similar order to bar landlords from arm twisting their poor tenants to pay the rent or evict them for non-payment.

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2020 10:16 UTC